NASA Earth

NASA’s favorite (habitable) planet. 🌎💚 Studying Earth from ground to orbit.

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@NASA Full story: https://t.co/2qJRNxJcsk

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Much of Texas is in a severe drought, including the Texas High Plains, where farmers are struggling with ailing aquifers and dying crops.

Recently, @NASA scientists met with farmers to discuss how satellite data could help better manage water resources.

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Two scientists. One unforgettable view of our planet.

What's it like to see the Artemis II Earthrise image through the eyes of a lunar scientist? How about an oceanographer? Jacob Richardson & Ivona Cetinic are here to tell us.

Explore Artemis II data: https://t.co/VTUbJMrjIa

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@PolittiscrittSD @SpaceApps Here's the challenge that involves using NISAR data: https://t.co/lE4TB2fozg

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Join NASA’s @SpaceApps hackathon to make a difference on Earth and beyond!

You could:
📻 Build an “Earth jukebox”
🌎 Map change on Earth’s surface with NISAR
🧑‍🌾Make a tool that helps farmers
🔍 Find places on Earth similar to spots on the Moon and Mars
& more

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@NASAJPL More: https://t.co/lMwWmxfszf

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Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could contribute more to sea level rise by the end of the century than some previous estimates.

@NASAJPL helped develop a model that better accounts for seawater moving beneath the ice, improving simulations of the glacier’s retreat.

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@SpaceApps Register: https://t.co/EyFDsbUioS

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@visionpolarcom @NASA It's more that the map helps scientists know where the ice may retreat faster. As the ice sheet retreats, scientists expect that ice flow will continue to concentrate wherever the valleys already are.

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What’s under the Greenland Ice Sheet? 🧊

This new map from @NASA scientists and others shows the land beneath the ice, linking hundreds of valleys that previous maps missed or left fragmented.

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Learn more about the land under the Greenland Ice Sheet: https://t.co/CdKZFHbkfJ

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An island on the move! In July 2026, a forested island the size of 2 football fields appeared in Canada’s Williston Reservoir and then vanished. 🏝️

See how scientists used Landsat and Sentinel satellite data to track its 19-mile journey! 🛰️

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@NASA Learn more about NASA's INSPYRE mission: https://t.co/iKe4pfNTkc

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This summer, @NASA scientists spent six weeks chasing fire clouds. 🔥☁️

Using planes and trucks, the team studied several dangerous, smoke-infused clouds generated by wildfires.

The data will help predict where these clouds may form and improve climate and atmospheric models.

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Albedo keeps us cool — literally!

Parts of Earth with high albedo, like sea ice or clouds, reflect sunlight, which helps regulate Earth’s temperature.

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Let's reflect...

Albedo is a measure of how much light and heat a surface reflects. Lighter objects tend to have higher albedo, and darker objects have lower. This reflectivity plays an important role in studying the makeup of the surface of bodies like the Moon.

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@NASA @USGS Learn more: https://t.co/gmwkm7lwtc

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NASA can see penguin poop from space. Also, it’s pink. 💩

The exact shade can tell scientists a lot about Adélie penguins and their Antarctic environment. The results come from a study of over 100 penguin sites and about 30 years’ worth of @nasa @usgs Landsat satellite images.

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Learn more: https://t.co/gNNheTKLoU

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2026 has been a busy season for tropical cyclones in the northeastern and central Pacific basins.

This image from NASA’s EPIC camera on the DSCOVR satellite shows four named storms churning on Sept. 27: Nolo, Odalys, Polo, and Rachel.

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NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of low-lying clouds and fog over western Oregon and Washington on September 19, 2026.

The city of Forks, Washington – home to a certain sparkly, brooding fictional vampire – was entirely obscured. https://t.co/UbjRedsJ0a

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Hoa hoa hoa season is here